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| STAR BURSTS IN NGC2440 - A Recent Phenom... | |
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| This image, taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, shows the colorful "last hurrah" of a star like our Sun. The star is ending its life by casting off its outer layers of gas, which formed a cocoon around the star's remaining core. Ultraviolet light from the dying star makes the material glow. The burned-out star, called a white dwarf, is the whit...
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| 13:51 | 19/Feb/2007 |
| NGC 2403 One of the cradles of our unive... | |
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| NGC 2403 is a showy face-on spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis (The Giraffe). In this galaxy many bright emission nebulae can be seen as bright pink regions in the spiral arms. This galaxy extends well beyond this field of view- note the very blue arms reaching towards the edges of the frame. This galaxy is estimated to be around 12 million light year...
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| 14:01 | 8/Feb/2007 |
| Black Eye or Sleeping Beauty Galaxy - M6... | |
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| Discovered 1779 by Edward Pigott. M64 is the famous Black Eye galaxy, sometimes also called the "Sleeping Beauty galaxy." The conspicuous dark structure is a prominent dust feature obscuring the stars behind. This feature also enables one to determine, or at least estimate, which of the galaxy's sides is nearer and which more remote; in case of M64...
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| 16:45 | 1/Feb/2007 |
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| This image shows you two bared galaxies positioned about 3 degrees west from gamma UMa, a part star of the Big Dipper. NGC3718 has a visual brightness of abour 11th magnitude and a long axis of over 8 arc minutes, you can detect a dimmed light through medium-ranged scopes. And this image has captured a central dark lane clearly. Another one of NGC3...
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| 13:34 | 25/Jan/2007 |
| NGC 3718 - REVISITED | |
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| One of the active galaxies belonging to the NUGA survey is NGC3718 (see Figure), a peculiar, elliptical galaxy at a distance of 13 Mpc (Pott et al. 2004; Schwarz 1985). It has a close companion NGC3729 but it still remains unclear if and to what extent a gravitational interaction takes place between these two galaxies. A large warped dust lane runs...
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| 14:26 | 20/Jan/2007 |
| NGC3718 – The Disturbed Spiral Galaxy | |
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| NGC 3718 is a highly disturbed galaxy in Ursa Major. Astronomers originally thought that NGC 3718 was a Lenticular Galaxy. However later photos showed two faint extensions that emerge from the envelope on opposite sides of the periphery, showing that it is most likely a spiral galaxy. The galaxy forms an interacting pair with NGC 4753 (outside this...
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| 13:27 | 15/Jan/2007 |
| Deer Lick Group – NGC 7331 in Pegasus | |
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| Discovered by William Herschel in 1784.NGC 7331 is one of the brighter galaxies which is not included in Messier's catalog. It exposes a fine spiral structure despite its small inclination from the edge-on position. NGC 7331 was among the earliest recognized spiral galaxies, and listed by Lord Rosse in his list of 14 "spiral or curvilinear nebulae"...
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| 13:45 | 11/Jan/2007 |
| M101 Pinwheel Galaxy | |
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| M101 is an extremely large "Grand Design" spiral galaxy. Even at a distance of 27 million light years away, it still sprawls its 170,000 light year diameter across a large patch of sky. This image only shows the central third of its countenance. Many of the bright star forming regions in the spiral arms have their own NGC designations. Also note th...
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| 14:29 | 9/Jan/2007 |
| Spiral Galaxy M106 | |
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| M106 is an unexpected jewel for spiral galaxies. The brightest portions of the galaxy (center) show tremendous activity of star formation between the darker clouds of gas. One such cloud seems to rise out of the disk like a wall and prevents us from seeing directly into the nucleus. This galaxy is estimated to be around 21 to 25 million light years...
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| 14:29 | 8/Jan/2007 |
| NGC 4565: Galaxy on the Edge | |
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| NGC4565 is one of the brightest and largest galaxies without Messier's numbers scattered around the constellation of Coma Berenices. The galaxy is fairly popular one because it's often quoted as a very typical example of the "edge-on" galaxy. This edge-on galaxy is about 45 million light years away and has an apparent size in the thickness-directio...
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| Pankaj Agrawal | 17:04 | 19/Aug/2007 |
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| The timeless charm of GOA |
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| The charm of Goa brings me back to my blog. Goa seems like a place from other world with the most beautiful beaches and the most affectionate people. The "pilot" or the rented motorcycle is extremely convenient mode of transport for travel. There is the fascination of Calangute, the historic Anjuna or the hilly Vagator and the party feel of Baga be...
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| Anjali shahi | 09:47 | 28/Mar/2007 |
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| Looking good |
| We all want to look good , but in our teenage due to hormonal changes , pollution , exam. stress ,often this seems virtually impossible to achieve. Nearly 80% of the teenagers get some degree of Acne (Pimple/Zits) . Acne - combination of blackheads, whiteheads & a variety of imflamed lesions, which appears in the form of pustules , bumps or la...
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| shailesh S | 17:12 | 8/Jun/2007 |
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| Ever You Wonder ………(Some stray thoughts…... |
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| Why are they called stairs inside but steps outside?Why, any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner? If love is blind, how can we believe in love at first sight? Why 'abbreviated' is such a long word?How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered? Why, when you change...
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| Shree Sharma | 21:37 | 27/Aug/2007 |
| Friends: (464)
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| Why? |
| In India we think of very high of those people who are living or working abroad !!! As a student or as a professional we grow up with a dream of studying or working abroad.I feel nothing in the world is like India. We leave behind our families and the place where we were brought up, once we leave then we realize what we have missed.I have seen a bl...
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| Star Trekker | 19:10 | 12/Dec/2007 |
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| startrekker's calender 2008 |
| startrekker's calender 2008 launchDear friends!I am so glad to have completed an year on the iland and I thank all of you for the love and support you have shown me.I launch the startrekker's 2008 calender made with my digital art by me...it almost feels like launching the Kingfisher's calender..hahahah..(i'm inspired by Vijay Mallya) hehehe..The c...
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| nilesh bhagwat | 19:41 | 3/Jan/2007 |
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| I will share my paintings with you |
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| Hi friends,I will keep on changing my dreamscape regularly. I will put my paintings there. Please visit frequently and tell me if you like it and how. If you dont like it. tell that too. Your comments, suggestions and thoughts are welcome.I mostly do watercolours.I have made a resolution to do 2 paintings every week. If i stick to it you will get ...
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| manoj sharma | 02:15 | 28/Jul/2007 |
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| HOW TO WIN ‘JACK POT’ IN STOCK MARKET? |
| The biggest question in the stock market hasn’t changed for years. Every body wants to know, how to pick a dream stock, which can make him super rich. Actually it requires education, skill, patience and a little luck to be a successful investor. An investor needs to work hard intelligently and with discipline to recognize opportunities other profes...
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| Gloria Aurora | 16:52 | 28/May/2007 |
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| Run.....the race of life |
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| Every morning in Africa, a gazelle awakens. He has only one thought on his mind: To be able to run faster than the fastest lion. If he cannot, then he will be eaten. Every morning in Africa a lion awakens. He has only one thought on his mind: To be able to run faster than the slowest gazelle. If he cannot, he will die of hunger. Whether you choose ...
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| Puja Priyada... | 17:44 | 9/Aug/2007 |
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| Is Jammu & Kashmir doesn't exist in Indi... |
| IF YOU ARE a resident of Jammu and Kashmir, then Microsoft owned Hotmail.com does not recognise you as an Indian. Surprised! What can be the reason behind the absence of Jammu and Kashmir from this list? Is it an inadvertent mistake or a sad reminder of the cold war legacy that MSN owned Hotmail.com does not recognise Jammu and Kashmir as part of I...
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| jade stone | 02:15 | 28/Mar/2007 |
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| Home Truths |
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| Some Home Truths!It's incredible this world...You can yell at a bad driver on the roads but pussyfoot around your relative with no parking sense and even less neighbourly concern. The best way it seems to hit out is emotionally and you can hit the hardest the people closest to you. Lack of communication creates barriers and a lot... contempt. We sp...
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| Raman Joshi | 05:01 | 10/Nov/2006 |
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| The need for speed! :) |
| I've been quiet for a while, studying for one of those pesky entrance exams. Many of which now have computer aided component to them, which does not help Indians of humble means. I have a Pentium 3 which was the most amazing thing that a monthly installment scheme of Rs 3,500 could buy (a non-trivial sum for many folks around here I presume), but t...
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| Voyages Beyond | 15:21 | 14/Feb/2007 |
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| Relic Radiation from the Primeval Fireba... |
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| About 100,000 years after the Big Bang, the temperature of the Universe had dropped sufficiently for electrons and protons to combine into hydrogen atoms, p + e --> H. From this time onwards, radiation was effectively unable to interact with the background gas; it has propagated freely ever since, while constantly losing energy because its wavelen...
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| ZEUS ZEUS | 00:51 | 11/Dec/2007 |
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| The Tea-shop girl |
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| The corner shop that serves us teaAnd houses all furore.From rising price to falling starsIn voices shrill and sore.A pair of eyes does follow themLook askance at their dinWhen closing shop with little handsOr washing strainers clean.A simple riddle troubles her,At times, does make her smileHow grown up men have silly fightsKnowing all the whileTha...
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| nita thakur | 19:00 | 22/Jan/2007 |
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| Hindi Marathi |
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| Now this is one howlarious mail I recd...enjaay...
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| gaurav atri | 16:05 | 13/Apr/2007 |
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| Its not a laughing matter, after all we are standing at the highest point in Mahabaleshwar (Maharashtra).
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| Shilpa Patil | 19:17 | 28/Aug/2007 |
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| Chak De!! India |
| On 14th Aug '07 I watched Chak de! India...And Wow!! What a wonderful movie to watch on the eve of Independence Day...Celebrating freedom of Indian women....Bravos to Shah Rukh Khan for agreeing to act in such a movie which had no Box Office appeal and Yash Raj films for making such an unromantic movie...I don’t remember when I last loved a Yash Ra...
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| Hellz Angel | 15:40 | 10/Dec/2007 |
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| naught-ness... ... ... |
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| ek jhalak unki dekhne ko ye dil tarasta hai... talkin.. .eatin... workin... laughin...livin da drama... actin as ppl want me to...betrayin my own slf...lying to wht i feel deep down...am i even LIVIN??? or is tht also a LIE??? ek arsa ho gaya hai muskuraake... aansoo ki tamanna bhi nahi hai ab tho thinkin of y i have to under go ths???brain jus sto...
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| gautam m | 17:20 | 11/Dec/2007 |
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| Modi in the eyes of Non-Gujrati Hindus |
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| How Modi is rated by Non-Gujratis of Gujarat. No one has raised this question. But percentage wise, these non-Gujarati community constitutes a sizeable population especially in certain assembly constituencies of Ahmedabad, Baroda, Surat,Jamnagar and Rajkot. Look at them, you will not be able to distinguish them from the rest of the Gujaratis.Like t...
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| Manasee Mishra | 11:58 | 23/Jul/2007 |
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| Find... Who R You ! |
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| Hi frnz...Here'z somethin 4 u , which describes - "WAT SORT OF PERSONALITY DO YE POSSESS..." 1.)- Me First AN EGOISTUr attitude to life is simple, direct, and aboveboard - every decision u make is based on the answer to one question : "What's in it for me?" If ur selfishness, greed, and ruthless desire for self-advancement hurt other ppl, t...
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| CATIIMATALES | 17:04 | 8/Nov/2006 |
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| Last post in the interview series! |
| CAT experiences of IIMA students - I received quite a good feedback for the interviews. CAT aspirants have now a guideline and benchmark to follow. I remember we were quite unsure about how many to attempt! Some of us screwed up CAT just because they had no idea how many is adequate and ended up trying for the impossible. Now you have a definite pl...
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| Anup nair | 15:55 | 13/Feb/2007 |
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| What a Shame !!!!!!!!!! |
| By the time you read this news, the body of Major Manish Pitambare, who was shot dead at Anantnag, would have been cremated with full military honors.On Tuesday, this news swept across all the news channels ‘Sanjay Dutt relieved by court’. ‘Sirf Munna not a bhai’ ‘13 saal ka vanvaas khatam’ ’although found guilty for possession of armory, Sanjay c...
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| Himangshu Borah | 16:51 | 3/Mar/2007 |
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| god created us |
| they say "God created us".. just pause 4 a moment and think.. is it really true?? can it be true the other way round?? dont u guys think rather "we created God??"
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| shikha sengupta | 14:00 | 25/Oct/2007 |
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| My friend SREE |
| As I look back down my memory lane,I cannot remember when or how I came to know Sree.Her son was my son's very close friend during his school days.They had their usual fights,usual crushes for the same girl,crazy parties,their share of joy and heartbreaks....the usual things of growing up ,but the end result was that it brought sree and me very clo...
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| Premraj Trip... | 16:37 | 1/Jul/2007 |
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| MY BELOVED |
| Evening is starting to fallThe stillness... making my hair crawlThe overwhelming signs..oh so familiar !I dread in apprehension...and fear...For again you are arriving ! In all your grandeur !The same enveloping primordial stuffinessThe same resounding cries of desperationThat are your perennial companyGrowing by the momentsSwallowing everythingDe...
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| Philosopher ... | 13:38 | 25/Oct/2007 |
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| Bridal Veil |
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| Bridal Veil Standing on the sea shore... hit by waves of thoughts and water... Cool breeze moved on me, carassing me. Naughty breeze carried my veil I was wearing from child. My hands couldnt reach as the breeze carried higher. It was playing pranks with me. It crept into my hair and unloosened it, and my long silky hair found a mate with the bree...
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| Udayan Roy | 09:45 | 24/Aug/2007 |
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| Loose to gain |
| It's better to loose your EGO to the one you LOVE, than to loose the one you LOVE because of EGO . -------- John Keats.
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